Lemon tree borer parasite / Te pirinoa o te kaiwiri rākau rēmana
- Pūtoi
- Order
- Hymenoptera
- Whānau
- Family
- Ichneumonidae
Te Rahi
- 10–20 mm te roa
Size range
- 10–20 mm long
Te Tītaringa
- He pepeke māori, kei te whānuitanga atu o Aotearoa
Distribution
- A native insect, widely distributed throughout NZ
Te Huringa Ora
- Tukuna ai e te uwha āna hua ki roto i ngā torongū o te kaiwiri rākau rēmana
- He roa te pū tuku kākano, ka wiri atu ki roto rawa o te rākau
- Kai ai te torongū o te wāpu i te tinana o te torongū o te pītara, me te tipu haere anō
- Ka tākiri ngā pūhihi o te uwha i a ia e rapu torongū ana hei puna ora mō āna hua.
Life history
- Female lays eggs in larvae of lemon tree borer grubs
- Long ovipositor able to drill through wood
- Wasp larva develops by feeding within the body of the beetle grub
- Antennae twitch while searching for grub.
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